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| Criterion |  Product Strategy Value Proposition Canvas |  Facilitation Stakeholder Mapping |  Business Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas |  Business Strategy McKinsey 7S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Purposedifferent | When the value proposition and customer expectation drift apart, it makes fit and mismatch legible. It shows where offering and need don't yet come together. | When an initiative depends on many people, interests, and power dynamics, Stakeholder Mapping systematically orders the environment. It shows who influences, who is affected, and where relationship management or safeguarding matters first. | The Blue Ocean Strategy Canvas shows how an offering is positioned relative to the market. Differentiation thereby becomes tangible in value factors instead of merely being claimed. | McKinsey 7S checks whether Strategy, Structure, Systems, Shared Values, Skills, Style, and Staff fit together. Organizational misalignments become visible across multiple levers as a result. |
Complexitydifferent | Medium | Low | Medium | Medium |
Timedifferent | 1-2 h | 60–90 min | 2-4 h | 2-4 h |
Participantsdifferent | 2-8 | 2-8 | 3-10 | 3-12 |
Formatdifferent | Workshop + async | Workshop + async | Workshop | Workshop |
Outputdifferent | Value Proposition Canvas, Fit Gaps, Hypotheses | Stakeholder Map, Engagement Plan, Risk Notes | Strategy Canvas, Value Curve, ERRC Actions | 7S Assessment, Alignment Gaps, Change Actions |
Tagsno overlap | ValueNeedsStrategy | StakeholdersAlignmentFacilitationChange | StrategyPositioningInnovationValue | OrganizationStrategyAlignmentChange |